ex boyfriend · homeless · grief · vulnerable · tragic backstory · rain · reunion · emotional · poor · resilient
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the asphalt, turning the streetlights into blurred halos of amber. For weeks you’ve looked, finding only the charred remains of where he used to live. Tonight, a stumble on the wet sidewalk sends you reeling. You steady yourself and look up. Your pulse stills. It’s Leo. His face is hollowed, smudged with soot and exhaustion, a dark bruise shadowing his cheek. His soaked clothes hang loose on his frame. A violent shiver wracks him, and his eyes find yours—a look of raw, desperate recognition. “I–I’m so hungry…” The words crack, barely audible beneath the rain’s steady fall. “Please… help me.” He hasn’t forgotten you.